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020			_a9781635421743 _q(softcover)
020			_z9781635421750 _q(ebook)
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050	0	0	_aPQ2712.O22 _bL6513 2021
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100	1		_aLobe, Max, _d1986- _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA long way from Douala / _cMax Lobe ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz.
264		1	_aNew York : _bOther Press, _c2021.
300			_a187 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"First published as Loin de Douala, © Éditions Zoé 2018"--Title page verso.
520			_a"Bursting with local color, this hilarious, heart-warming coming-of-age tale follows two friends on a raucous journey across Cameroon as they grapple with grief, sexuality, and dreams of Europe. After their father's death, Jean's older brother Roger decides he's had enough of their mother and their city and leaves to try his luck with "boza"-crossing illegally into Europe-in the hope of becoming a soccer star abroad. Aiming to catch up with Roger before he reaches the Nigerian border, Jean enlists the help of the older Simon, a neighborhood friend, and the two set out on the road. The bus trip north nearly ends in disaster when, at a pit stop, Simon goes wandering in search of grilled caterpillars. At the police station in Yaounde, the local cop tells them that a feckless boza is not worth police effort and their mother should go and pleasure the police chief if she wants help! Through a series of joyful, sparky vignettes, Cameroon life is revealed in all its ups and downs. Issues of life and death are raised, but Max Lobe recounts events with remarkable humor and levity"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aBoko Haram _vFiction.
650		0	_aSexual orientation _vFiction.
651		0	_aCameroon _vFiction.
651		0	_aCameroon _xDescription and travel _vFiction.
651		0	_aCameroon _xSocial conditions _vFiction.
700	1		_aSchwartz, Ros, _etranslator.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aLobe, Max, _tA long way from Douala /<b _dLondon;: New York : Small Axes, 2021. _z9781635421750 _w(DLC) 2021002001
985			_aIENCIP _d2021-01-19
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